University visited by leadership of Kim Chaek University of Technology

A multidisciplinary team is visiting KFU on 27 and 28 January.

The delegation is headed by member of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, University President Park Ji Min and comprises representatives of various departments.

On 27 January, the guests, accompanied by Vice-Rector for International Affairs Timirkhan Alishev and Director of the International Office Olga Vershinina, toured the History Museum and listened to a presentation by the vice-rector.

Today, they also went to the Astronomical Observatory, the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Chemistry, and the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies. On Tuesday, the guests plan to tour the Institute of AI, Robotics and System Engineering and the Institute of IT and Intelligent Systems.

In his comment to the university media, the vice-rector noted that Russia and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea signed the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, “The Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education is paying special attention to this visit. We have been planning it for about a year. During the two-day visit to KFU, the guests will familiarize themselves with the activities of several institutes of the university. Representatives of the Korean university are especially interested in oil and gas technologies, because today the country aims to explore and extract minerals in order to support its industrialization. Earlier, the Institute of Geology organized an online lecture for the staff of Kim Chaek University. In addition, representatives of this university pay great attention to developments in robotics and artificial intelligence. We also discuss internships. Tomorrow we plan to sign a cooperation agreement.”

Dr Alishev hopes to see more North Korean students at KFU in the future.